Eric Loh

2 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

"If big economies such as China, India, Japan, Brazil, Australia and others fail to agree more meaningful climate action soon, then scientists say already slim hopes of averting catastrophic temperature rises will all but vanish."

 

Climate change doomsday is irreversible.  These scientists are brilliant.  In their ability to fear monger.  55555555555555

 

Reminds me of so many sales pitches, "You must call xxx-xxxx within the next 5 minutes before this offer expires forever."

 

Does your children and grandchildren agree with you?

7 minutes ago, HuskerDo said:

"I think a better approach is to take no risks and win the election"......

 

As far as I can see that's a forgone conclusion. Trump will win another 4 year term as the Dems have nothing to hang their hats on other than Socialism. I'm just curious who has the "testis" to carry the Trump torch 5 years from now.

Sad if that really happen as world leaders will continue to laugh at him.

After 5 years ( that is quite a stretch), the question is really who will pardon him when he languish in jail. Deserving I must say. 

45 minutes ago, JHolmesJr said:

 

Trump is a genius...one way or another, he knew how to bring the spotlight on to the Bidens. Mission accomplished. Impeachment is a joke....its like the Dems scored a goal from a blatant offside position....no need for VAR.....the entire world sees it.

When you surrounded by close associates who were convicted and in jail, genius is rather rich. He is call Don for a reason. 
 

13 minutes ago, elmrfudd said:

What "crimes" are you referring to precisely? Exact reference please. 

Straight from Trump’s obfuscation playbook. 

44 minutes ago, mogandave said:

What are the crimes the left has alleged in the impeachment? 
 

 

His crimes was so brazenly opened almost like asking to be impeached. Like a fumbling thief leaving evidences all over the place. His appointed staff officers were a wealth of evidences of his crime. Even blind Freddy can see his crimes. 

12 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Impeachment is a hoax. It's a sham," Trump

If it is a hoax, then why you withhold relevant documents and transcripts, why you impede important witnesses from testifying and why you intimidate staffs that came forward to testify under oath. If it is hoax, I urged you to have a full trial and you testify under oath to clear your name. You can’t because you have guilt written all over you. 

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

If impeached, Trump will go on trial in the Senate in January just as the 2020 presidential campaign begins to pick up speed.

Moment of truth for the Reps who have been calling this impeachment a hoax. Reps senators with WH counseling will likely not go for a lengthy trial but a short trial with few or no witnesses. They fear a lengthy trial with witnesses that will reveal more exposures and discoveries as there are mountain of evidences of the President impeachable acts and will be bad for public consumption and 2020 election. They know they have the numbers and better positioned for the acquittal votes. These corrupt Rep senators who took the oath of office will betray the people and country for 1 corrupt president and thereby preserving their jobs. 

18 minutes ago, Redline said:

I’ll wait to hear the real news from Xi-Trump lies numerous times a day 

Trump was so convinced of his lies that he is telling the farmers to buy bigger tractors as Beijing promises to buy more American agriculture products. Haven’t the farmers heard these lies before?

5 minutes ago, HuskerDo said:

"failure to understand the mind of the Chinese."..... I think they met their match in Trump!

 

"The Chinese leaders and the citizens have a high tolerance threshold of pain and suffering".... the leaders don't but I agree the citizens do. That's what communism has to offer its people.

 

"while Trump has a clock to work on".... yes, FIVE more years.

Your lack of understanding the Chinese in full display. Communism need the leaders to stress their interests of the community. The leaders filters their attitudes to the people. That’s the only possible way for communism to survive in China. 

While Trump is purely on his individual style and set of personal beliefs. This is the reason why he is in so trouble and creating for much chaos. He is a child without adult supervision. 

18 minutes ago, HuskerDo said:

Floundering and ceding? No, you meant to say he's "succeeding". No floundering either. Just protecting the folks that elected him. Sure the farmers had to wait a while for it  to get done but negotiations (real and good ones) take time. Trump delivered. Now on to phase 2.

 

 

I will give you top marks for optimism and loyalty but low marks for reality and failure to understand the mind of the Chinese. The trade deal is far from being negotiated and devil in the details. The Chinese leaders and the citizens have a high tolerance threshold of pain and suffering while Trump has a clock to work on. Who you think will relent with such unfair disadvantage.
 

As to the sunshine patriots in the farming industries, will they be Trump stalwarts when they see their soybeans prices falling after having planted their crops last spring? Or the hog farmers see the big potential of exporting to China due to swine fever move to South America. 

Famous Sun Tzu quote ‘if your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak that he may grow arrogant’ and I would add ‘grow impatient to close the deal. 

The greatest self proclaimed deal maker is floundering and ceding to the Chinese. Whatever the outcome, it will take time for Chinese customers to be confident that an impulsive and erratic Trump may again throw another tantrum in future trade relationship. Trade don’t work well with uncertainty in mind. 

1 hour ago, phantomfiddler said:

Do the democrats have anything at all on their agenda other than unseating the man who was elected to be president ? At this moment in time America is being about the least democratic country on the planet ????

America was democratic until Trump came and dismantle a democracy. 

8 minutes ago, candide said:

He's not stupid. The last thing Republicans want is to have Bolson, Pompeo, Mulvaney, Giulani and co testify before they vote.

The Reps have little in the impeachment defense and lost confidence that they can get 51% of the senate votes to dismiss the allegations. Thus likely to take the cowardly path of less resistance by proceeding straight to the acquittal vote that requires 67 votes which Mith think they can win. I see surprises and possible upset. 

18 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

I wanna know what Schiff did with the whistle blower.

You will most likely not know as there is a very likely situation whereby Congress will bypass the trial to dismiss the articles and go straight to the acquittal vote where they feel they have a better chance. In any case, all these impeachment events will be a bad for Trump as voters are increasingly feed-up with his consistent controversies. Maybe you too feel exhausted by his shenanigans and trying to defend him. 

20 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

McConnell has said he wants lawmakers to return to their regular business at a time when Republicans will be campaigning for the 2020 election on a message of a strong U.S. economy.

 

I will call any Senate decision which does not call for a full trial a whitewash.  There are members of both the Democrat and Republican parties who are dirty as sin.  If the Senate decides to quickly dismiss any House impeachment articles and simply go on about business I would call foul.  Ukraine leads to those in the U.S. who are corrupt.

 

We all know what "regular business" means.

Trump would like nothing more than a long dragged out senate trial and have the majority twist and turn the facts for his election benefits. He will do just about anything to have that advantage. Sound familiar? Unfortunately Mitch has other ideas much to Trump’s chagrin. Do I see dissension in the Rep camp?